Hey there, awesome readers! There’s no denying it. When you’re a single mother, life is a challenge. Between juggling work, parenting, household chores, and shopping, who can fit in personal time. That’s not a real question. We all know the answer to this math equation: Single mom = too tired for personal time. And yet, […]
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Trail Tales of Aging: A Hike, a Dumbass Decision, and the Quest for Eternal Youth (or at least, a pain-free tomorrow).
Hey there, awesome readers! If you read this post, you know what’s on my mind these days… aging. Yes. I get that aging is a natural phenomenon that happens to everyone. Scratch that. Happens to us lucky ones. The alternative to aging is, well, not so good. You’ve heard it before, but I’ll say it […]
When you’re a single mother, money is a BIG thing. Mostly because we don’t have any.
Hello, awesome readers! Money and finances are a BIG thing for single mothers. Said another way, money and finances are a sparse thing for single mothers. BIG, because it’s on our minds. A lot. ‘Sparse’ because many of us don’t have any support from our respective Mr. What-Was-I-Thinking. And since we’re managing everything alone, we […]
The Sisterhood of Single Moms: Because Keeping our Sanity Takes a Village (and a lot of wine)
On the latest episode of the Single Moms with Moxie podcast, I had an awesome conversation with Maeve Moriarty, a single mom from Ireland. If you’ve listened to the podcast, you know that I always end each episode with a question: “If you could go back in time and chat with younger you, what would […]
Trends. Follow with caution.
I was listening to Virgin Radio recently when one of my fave on-air personalities (Lee) mentioned a trend that made me roll my eyes. And when I say roll my eyes, I mean look at my own spine. It wasn’t pretty. Lee was talking about a “trend” that’s currently making waves in the world of what’s […]